# girare
## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin gȳrāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒiˈra.re/
* Rhymes: -are
* Hyphenation: gi‧rà‧re
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

giràre (first-person singular present gìro, first-person singular past historic girài, past participle giràto, auxiliary avére)
* (ergative) to turn, stir, turn over [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: ruotare, voltare, mescolare, avvolgere, roteare, mulinare, turbinare, rivoltare, volgere, capovolgere, rovesciare, svoltare, curvare, aggirare
    girare lo sguardo ― to turn one's gaze
    girare la frittata ― to turn over the frittata
    il mondo gira su sé stesso ― the world turns on itself (its axis)
    devi girare a sinistra ― you have to turn left
* (ergative, figurative, by extension) to spin (present a bias)
* (transitive) to tour, travel
    Synonyms: visitare, viaggiare, rivolgere
** to go round or alongside (a place, etc.)
    Synonym: costeggiare
    girare una collina ― to go round a hill
** to go far and wide
    ho girato il comune per trovarti un regaloI went all throughout the town to find you a gift
** to tour (make a circuit of a place)
* (transitive) to pass (to)
    ti giro questa domanda ― I pass this question to you
    Synonym: passare
* (transitive) to endorse, transfer (of a cheque/check, etc.)
    Synonym: trasferire
* (transitive, film) to shoot, film
    Synonyms: filmare, riprendere, registrare, realizzare
* (transitive, intransitive) to encircle
    Synonyms: circondare, cingere, attorniare
    la recinzione gira tutto il giardinothe fence encircles the entire garden
    le mura girano attorno alla cittàthe walls encircle the entire city
* (transitive, rare) to bypass
* (intransitive) to roam; to wander; to mill about [with per] [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: andare in giro, aggirarsi, passeggiare, vagare, circolare, girovagare
* (intransitive) to circulate [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: circolare, correre, diffondersi, propagarsi
* (intransitive) to continue [auxiliary avere] (of a text)
    il brano parte dalla prima e gira in terza paginathe excerpt begins on the first (page) and continues onto the third page
* (intransitive) to work; to function [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive) to go through one's head [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: mulinare, turbinare, frullare
    Un'immagine dolorosa gli girava per la testa.A painful image was going through his head.
* (intransitive, informal) to feel like [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive, informal) to proceed in a certain way, especially positive; to go [auxiliary avere]
    Il lavoro non gira bene.The work is not going well.
* (intransitive, Tuscany) to go bad [auxiliary avere] (of wine)

#### Usage notes

* In the meaning "to turn", when used intransitively, must be followed by su, intorno a, or attorno a.
* In the meaning "to encircle", when used intransitively, must be followed by intorno a or attorno a.
* In the meaning "to pass; feel like", must be followed by a or an accusative clitic.

#### Related terms

* girabile
* giradischi
* giradito
* giramento
* giramondo
* girandola
* girandole
* girante
* girarrosto
* girarsi
* girasole
* girata
* girato
* giratorio
* giratubi
* giravolta
* girella
* girello
* girevole
* girino
* giro
* gironzolare

#### Descendants

* → Spanish: yirar

### Anagrams

* girerà, rigare

## Spanish
### Verb

girare
* first/third-person singular future subjunctive of girar